Ack! I must quickly post something to keep the tijuana donkey show from being the topmost entry on ModBlog!
Um, something innocent…
Jen‘s new tattoo is quite sweet — it’s an elephant on stilts, carrying a flower for a giraffe. Every day is Valentine’s day… Tattoo by Stelios at Eternal Tattoos in Howell, Michigan.
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Aw this is so cute! I love the colouring of the giraffe.
that’s the loveliest tattoo ever 🙂
and it kinda reminds of me and my boyfriend
😛
You know, I really like the placement. Besides the adorable design that was one of the things that appealed to me about this tat on first sight. The chest area kind of imposes it’s own shape and frame on any tattoos that get placed there, and as a result so many chest pieces have similar shapes, familiar profiles.
This is a tat that defies what convention wants to “see” as the shape of a design that “should” be on the chest, but I think scale-wise it fits the space nicely and such a sweet design is really well shown off over the heart like this.
ick, placement.
I really don’t understand this image at all
a) Why does the giraffe have no legs?
b) Why is the elephant so small?
3) Why is it in such a visible place?
Does it matter that it’s in such a visible place?
When I wear a t-shirt it’s completely covered.
Like I said before, I really dig the placement. It’s going to be a good full chest piece eventually.
🙂
yay for eternal tattoos of michigan!
I think the placement is terrible. Unless it becomes a full blown chestpiece…
The imagery itself is really nice, but the shapes aren’t complimentary to the shape of that body area and it’s a little jarring.
I think it’s lovely.. the placement did surprise me too, esp with that ol’ scorpey still there, but it’s a unique piece in design and placement too, and very well done.
As for the giraffe having no legs.. well it’s a cartoon, they’re not usually the most anatomically correct illustrations now, are they?! lol.
What else are you going to get done, Jen? I rather like it on it’s own, the design might become lost amongst others were they added. Not sure what could be done with scorpion though.. :S
The placement is terrible but this design is just cute.
i dont get the whole proportions/anatomicaly correct argument. ITS A CARTOON. RELAX. i personally like the placement, and I think it will look good once its a full chest piece. Are you going to add a background or more ‘characters’ for lack of a better word
I’m planning on a background mostly. Something with a day scene on one side and a night scene on the other.
Two animals from two different worlds, still seeing eye-to-eye.
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Way off topic but are you wearing a nursing bra or am I seeing things.
im defiantly not feeling this. i don’t like that its not an original, and that it possibly is just ripped off without any credit going to the original artist that made this. the placement is a little… questionable. and with the other tattoos on her chest (i.e. scorpion) i think that ruins any flow that this tattoo could possess
You’re seeing things, Rachel. 😉
It’s just the edge of my tank top (being a little too low.)
the elephant being so small makes me twitch, regardless of how whimsical or whatever it’s meant to be. and while all the tattoos that are linked have been changed so as not to be a direct reproduction, i think they are all WAY too similar to not be a copyright violation. if it were me, i’d offer the original artist compensation seeing as it’s too late to get her permission – but i’m a little biased. as an art major, i’d be pissed if someone stole my work or ideas. as the person who payed to have it originally commissioned, i’d be downright angry.